ADK/ADB class diesel multiple unit: Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox Traintrain

| background = #3E53A4

| name = ADK/ADB class railcar

| image = ADK 687 approaching Britomart.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| caption = ADK 687 and another unit approaching Britomart near the end of their service in 2014.

| interiorimage =

| interiorcaption =

| service = Australia: 1967-1993,<br>New Zealand: 1993-2014, <br>Mozambique: 2017-present

| manufacturer = ADK: [[Commonwealth Engineering]]<br>ADB: [[Western Australian Government Railways]]

| factory = ADK: [[Granville, New South Wales|Granville]]<br>ADB: [[Midland Railway Workshops]]

| family =

| replaced = Australia: [[WAGR Dd class]] & carriages<br>New Zealand: [[NZR 56-foot carriage|56-foot carriages]]

| yearconstruction = 1967-1968

| yearservice = Australia: 1968<br>New Zealand: 1993

| refurbishment = 2007

| yearscrapped =

| numberconstruction =

| numberbuilt = 10 sets

| numberservice = 8 sets

| numberpreserved =

| numberscrapped =

| formation = Australia: ADK+ADB<br>New Zealand: ADK+ADB+ADB+ADK<br>(originally ADK+ADB)

| fleetnumbers = ADK 681–ADK 690<br>ADB 771–ADB 780

| capacity = ADK: 74, ADB: 64

| operator = Australia:<br>[[Western Australian Government Railways]], [[Westrail]]<br>New Zealand:<br>[[Tranz Metro]], [[Transdev Auckland]]<br>Maputo, Mozambique:<br>[[MetroBus (Mozambique)|MetroBus]]

| depots = Australia: [[Claisebrook railway depot|Claisebrook]]<br>New Zealand: Westfield

| lines = Australia:<br>[[Armadale railway line|Armadale]]<br>[[Fremantle railway line|Fremantle]]<br>[[Midland railway line, Perth|Midland]]<br>New Zealand:<br>[[Eastern Line, Auckland|Eastern Line]]<br />[[Southern Line, Auckland|Southern Line]]<br />[[Western Line, Auckland|Western Line]]

| carbody = ADK: {{convert|20.20|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}<br>ADB: {{convert|15.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| trainlength = {{convert|37.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} per two-car unit

| carlength = ADK: {{convert|21.09|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} over couplers<br>ADB: {{convert|16.66|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} over couplers

| width = {{convert|2.74|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|3.92|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| floorheight = {{convert|1.1|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| platformheight =

| entrylevelorstep = {{convert|1.1|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| art-sections =

| doors = Air-operated sliding doors, 2 pairs each side (ADK), one pair each side (ADB), 0.915 m wide

| maxspeed = {{convert|90|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = ADK: {{convert|33.3|t|abbr=on}}<br>ADB: {{convert|15.8|t|abbr=on}}

| acceleration =

| deceleration =

| traction =

| engine = 2 x [[Cummins]]

| poweroutput = ADK: 2 x {{convert|155|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}}, one engine per bogie

| transmission = [[Diesel-hydraulic]]

| aux = ADB: diesel alternator in former cab (one per four-car set)

| powersupply =

| hvac = Heating only

| electricsystem =

| collectionmethod =

| uicclass = 1A-A1+2'2'

| aarwheels =

| bogies =

| brakes = Electro-pneumatic

| safety =

| coupling = Australia: [[Norwegian coupling]]<br> NZ: [[Kidney link & pin]]

| multipleworking = Within class only

| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}}}

The '''ADK class''' are a class of [[diesel multiple unit]]s that were previously operated by [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) in Perth, and later [[Transdev Auckland]] on [[Auckland]]'s suburban rail network, and are currently operated by [[MetroBus (Mozambique)|MetroBus]] in [[Maputo]], [[Mozambique]]. Originally built by [[Commonwealth Engineering]] and the [[Midland Railway Workshops]] for WAGR in the late 1960s, all but one were sold in 1993 to [[Tranz Rail|New Zealand Rail]], and were then owned by [[Auckland Transport]]. The units were completely withdrawn from service on 5 December 2014, following completion of [[Auckland railway electrification|electrification of Auckland's network]].